University of Connecticut Athletics
Camara Earns 2020 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award
6/22/2020 9:27:00 AM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – Recent UConn grad and member of the women's basketball team Batouly Camara was named one of seven recipients of the 2020 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award, as announced at the ESPYS Sunday night.
The highly competitive nomination process for the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award selects and rewards young people for their leadership and commitment to improve their communities through sport. The selected nominees must:
- Demonstrate how they are using the power of sport as a catalyst for change within their local school or community.
- Be passionate and committed to empowering the community in which he/she/they live.
- Deliver social impact showcasing how his/her/their community has been positively impacted.
- Embody confidence and enthusiasm as a leader and have strong moral character.
- Personify exemplary leadership qualities on and off the field/court.
Honorees will receive either a one-time $10,000 college scholarship or direct a grant to an eligible nonprofit aligned with their work.
Camara created a nonprofit, Women and Kids Empowerment (WAKE), which holds clinics and workshops for kids and women internationally. In March, Camara published a children's book, A Basketball Game on Wake Street.
